![]() Then boom: Saturday Night Live and In Living Color. The man earned his first acting credit in 1987 after Eddie Murphy caught his set at the Comic Strip (another New York institution) and cast him in Beverly Hills Cop II. “And there you go,” I say, pointing at Rock’s photo, as if I’ve found Waldo. You get five legends in the room and they’re all talking about this motherfucker you never heard of.” “Like all the musicians know this motherfucker can play some bass. “Some of them, they’re not famous, but you know, they’re like great session musicians,” he explains. Rock calls out the names of comedians I’ve never heard of. ![]() The character he wrote for himself? A comedian who tries to transition to being a serious actor.) ![]() (Funny thing: When Rock needed a comedy club for a scene in his 2014 movie Top Five-which he wrote, directed, and starred in-he chose this very establishment, its name ever lit up in the round yellow bulbs of a Broadway marquee. You know what I mean? It’s kind of a mecca for pushing it.” “The thing about this block is: It’s where Cosby worked. We turn past a multitude of preschoolers enjoying the recess of their lives inside a fenced-in ball field and amble on up MacDougal. Rock, who’s dressed casual in a hoodie and cargo pants and white Reebok Classic trainers, troops a half step ahead of me, a Tumi backpack slung over a shoulder. No one, though, drops the window to shout his name or honk or jab an index in astonishment-Chris Rock granted a reprieve from living famous 24/7/365. He stops on a pedestrian island to let traffic pass on Houston Street, and in that brief wait, I wonder if the people in the trundling cars spy one of the most famous comedians on earth under his mask and transition-lens glasses. Shirt and trousers by Prada sunglasses by Jacques Marie Mage bracelet by John Hardy.
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